The Department of Internal Affairs: Community Operations
Oterewa House
45 Yarrow Street
INVERCARGILL
Staff in the Otago/Southland teams each cover a specific area. These staff members, the areas that they cover, and their contact details are listed below:
Juanita Thornton
Community Advisor (Invercargill/Eastern & Southern Southland/Stewart Island)
(03) 218 0703 / juanita.thornton@dia.govt.nz
Garry Lay
Community Advisor (Invercargill & Bluff/Central & Northern Southland)
(03) 218 0701 / garry.lay@dia.govt.nz
Sheryl Henry
Community Advisor (Invercargill/Western Southland)
(03) 218 0702 / sheryl.henry@dia.govt.nz
Marten Schievink
Manager Regional Services (Otago/Southland)
(03)479 6511 / Marten.schievink@dia.govt.nz
There is a Community Operations team based in Invercargill, with community advisors who work with rural, marae and urban communities from Southland, Invercargill, Stewart Island and the Gore District.
The Dunedin team works closely with with the Community Operations team in Invercargill.